South African cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025

South Africa cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025
	Zimbabwe	South Africa
Dates	28 June – 10 July 2025
Captains	Craig Ervine	Keshav Maharaj (1st Test) Wiaan Mulder (2nd Test)
Test series
Result	South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs	Sean Williams (257)	Wiaan Mulder (531)
Most wickets	Tanaka Chivanga (8)	Corbin Bosch (10) Codi Yusuf (10)
Player of the series	Wiaan Mulder (SA)

The South Africa cricket team toured Zimbabwe in June and July 2025 to play the Zimbabwe cricket team. ^{[1] [2]} The tour consisted of two Test matches, followed by a tri-nation T20I series also involving New Zealand. ^{[3] [4]} In March 2025, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season. ^[5]

Squads

Zimbabwe [6]	South Africa [7]
Craig Ervine (c) Brian Bennett Tanaka Chivanga Trevor Gwandu Takudzwanashe Kaitano Wessly Madhevere Clive Madande (wk) Vincent Masekesa Wellington Masakadza Prince Masvaure Kundai Matigimu Blessing Muzarabani Dion Myers [a] Newman Nyamhuri Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk) Nick Welch Sean Williams	Keshav Maharaj (c) Temba Bavuma (c) David Bedingham Corbin Bosch Matthew Breetzke (wk) Dewald Brevis Tony de Zorzi Zubayr Hamza Kwena Maphaka Wiaan Mulder Senuran Muthusamy [b] Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk) Lesego Senokwane Prenelan Subrayen Kyle Verreynne (wk) Codi Yusuf

On 20 June, Temba Bavuma was ruled out of the series due to hamstring strain, ^[8] with Keshav Maharaj named as the captain. ^[9] On 2 July, Keshav Maharaj was ruled out from second test due to groin strain and was replaced by Senuran Muthusamy and Wiaan Mulder was announced as captain. ^[10] Lungi Ngidi who was earlier included in the squad was also released to give further opportunities to pacers who impressed in the first Test. ^[11]

On 5 July, Prince Masvaure was ruled out of the second Test due to injury, with Dion Myers named his replacement.^{[ citation needed ]}

Test series

1st Test

28 June–1 July 2025 Scorecard

South Africa	v	Zimbabwe
418/9d (90 overs) Lhuan-dre Pretorius 153 (160) Tanaka Chivanga 4/83 (16 overs)		251 (67.4 overs) Sean Williams 137 (164) Wiaan Mulder 4/50 (16 overs)
369 (82.5 overs) Wiaan Mulder 147 (206) Wellington Masakadza 4/98 (22 overs)		208 (66.2 overs) Wellington Masakadza 57 (92) Corbin Bosch 5/43 (12 overs)

South Africa won by 328 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) Player of the match: Lhuan-dre Pretorius (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dewald Brevis, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Codi Yusuf (SA) all made their Test debuts.
• Keshav Maharaj (SA) captained South Africa for the first time in Tests. ^[12]
• Lhuan-dre Pretorius (SA) scored his maiden century in Tests. He became the youngest South African to score a Test century and the youngest cricketer to score 150. ^[13]
• Corbin Bosch (SA) scored his maiden century in Tests. ^[14]
• Prince Masvaure (Zim) replaced Brian Bennett as a concussion substitute during the Zimbabwe's first innings of the match. ^[15]
• Keshav Maharaj (SA) took his 200th wicket in Tests, becoming South Africa's first spinner to reach this milestone. ^{[16] [17]}
• Corbin Bosch (SA) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests. ^[18]

2nd Test

6–8 July 2025 Scorecard

South Africa	v	Zimbabwe
626/5d (114 overs) Wiaan Mulder 367* (334) Tanaka Chivanga 2/112 (24 overs)		170 (43 overs) Sean Williams 83* (55) Prenelan Subrayen 4/42 (10 overs)
		220 (77.3 overs) (f/o) Nick Welch 55 (126) Corbin Bosch 4/38 (19 overs)

South Africa won by an innings and 236 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) Player of the match: Wiaan Mulder (SA)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Kundai Matigimu (Zim), Lesego Senokwane and Prenelan Subrayen (SA) all made their Test debuts.
• Wiaan Mulder (SA) captained South Africa for the first time in Tests. ^[19]
• Wiaan Mulder (SA) scored his first triple century in Tests and broke Hashim Amla's (311*) record for the highest individual score by a South African in Tests. ^[20]
• Wiaan Mulder (SA) scored his 1000th run in Tests. ^[21]

Notes

1. In squad for second Test only.
2. In squad for second Test only.

References

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2. "Zimbabwe to host South Africa and New Zealand in multi-format contest". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
3. "Zimbabwe to host South Africa and New Zealand for Tests and T20Is in bumper summer". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
4. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council . Retrieved 19 July 2024.
5. "Zimbabwe to host SA, New Zealand for Tests, T20I tri-series". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
6. "Zimbabwe name Test squad to face world champions South Africa". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
7. "Proteas Men's Squad Announced For Test Series Against Zimbabwe". Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
8. "Bavuma ruled out of Zimbabwe Test Series". Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
9. "Injured Bavuma out of Zimbabwe Tests, Maharaj named captain". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
10. "Maharaj ruled out of second Zimbabwe Test, Mulder to captain South Africa". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 2 July 2025.
11. "New captain for South Africa following Maharaj injury". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 2 July 2025.
12. "Calculating but caring: Keshav Maharaj backed as Test captain for first time". The Citizen . Retrieved 28 June 2025.
13. "Who is Lhuan-dre Pretorius? Meet 19-yr-old batsman who smashed Test ton on debut for South Africa against Zimbabwe". The Economic Times . Retrieved 28 June 2025.
14. "ZIM vs SA: Corbin Bosch Scores Maiden Test Century". Revsportz. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
15. "Bennett ruled out of first Test against South Africa due to concussion". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
16. "Maharaj becomes first South Africa spinner to take 200 Test wickets". Deccan Herald . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
17. "Keshav Maharaj Becomes First Proteas Spinner To Bag 200 Test Scalps". Cricketnmore. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
18. "Bosch leads South Africa to 328-run win over Zimbabwe". Reuters . Retrieved 1 July 2025.
19. "Wiaan Mulder becomes SA's 18th Test captain since 1992 – FULL list". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
20. "Wiaan Mulder becomes second South African to score triple century in Test cricket". Sportstar. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
21. "Who Is Wiaan Mulder? South Africa Captain Who Did Not Break Brian Lara's Record, Declared His Innings On 367". Times Now. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo